Kitchen-frame.



tegral therewith, and projections 5 AintegralA ISAAC HIRSCH, rOF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

KITCHEN -FRAME Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 27, 1909.

Application led April 21, 1909. Serial No. 491,276.

To all lwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC HIRsoH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Kitchen-Frames, of which the lfollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to vframes of the variety adaptedto be supported on a wall and affording upwardly opening pockets at their top-portions and toward their lower portions means for dependingly supporting articles used in the kitchen, such as, for instance, cutlery and other articles which mayconveniently be suspended; and my object is to provide a simple and durable construction of frame of the variety above referred to which shall be economical of manufacture and be particularly adapted for the above-stated purpose.

Referring to the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a perspective view of kmy improved frame, shown as applied. to a wall in position for use, with a potato-masher removably supported thereon; and Fig. 2, a transverse section through ltheframe.

In its preferredembodirnent, my invention is constructed of sheet-metal stamped and bent to the form illustrated in the drawing. The upper portion of the frame is formed of avfront side 3, end-sections 4 eX- tending at right-angles to the side 3 and inwith the ends 4 and at right-angles thereto, atwhich the device is adapted to fit iiatwise against a wall and be secured thereto as by screws 6 in the position represented in Fig. 1. When the device is positioned on a wall as described, the side 3 and ends 4 form with the wall a pocket, or receptacle, which serves conveniently as asupport for manyvarieties of household articles, such as pan-covers and other articles which, by insertion therein, will be held in place. It is preferred that the extensions 5 be connected with the ends 4 along lines which incline with relation tothe front side 3, as represented, thereby affording a flaring opening to the pocket hereinbe; fore referred to. 3

The lower end-portion of the device is formed by stamping the metal to afford a deending curved section 7 terminating in a orizontal extension, or ledge, 8, the latter containing a longitudinally extending groove 9 bent by deflecting the metal during the stamping operation, this groove 9 being located a slight distance in the rear of the front edge of the extension 8, as represented. As a further means for insuring the secure fastening of the device to a wall, I prefer to also fasten it at the portion 7 to the wall, as by `the screws 10.

Extending longitudinally of the extension 8, at its groove-portion 9, is a series of spaced elongated slots 11 which communicate, intermediate their ends, with slots 12 extending transversely of the extension 8, the slots 12 having flaring portions, as represented at 13, at their outer ends. The slots 11 and 12 are provided for the purpose of receiving the shanks of the eye-devices commonly provided on the ends of kitchen utensils, as represented of the potato-masher illustrated at 14. Itwill be noted that wh j objects are supported at their eyes, such as, for instance, that represented at 15, on the extension 8, the eyes will rest against the ends of the slots 11. which are de ressed below the level of the slots 12 and t ius serve .to releasably retain the objects on the extension 8 without danger of accidental displacement, the iiaring portions 13 ofthe slots 12 serving to permit the Shanks of the eyes on the objects to be suspended to be'dreadily introduced into the slots 12.

It will be noted from the foregoing description that my improved device may be constructed of relatively` thin metal and still possess the desired quality of durability, be-

cause of the formation of the article-supportcause said front side to be out of contact withv the wall to which the frame is secured, and a. to be supported on the ledge areadapted to lower end-section connected with the lowerextend. edge of said front side and extending backward to afforda bottom for the pocket and t '5 bent forwardly to aord a led e containing In presence of L 'a series of slots into which t e Shanks of A. UL THORIEN,

headed shank-devices carried by the articles l' W. B. DAVIES.

ISAAC HIRSCH. 

